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North Carolina Counties by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 100 counties ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Poverty Rate
1 Randolph County, North Carolina 0.0%
2 Davidson County, North Carolina 0.0%
3 Brunswick County, North Carolina 0.0%
4 Catawba County, North Carolina 0.2%
5 Craven County, North Carolina 0.3%
6 Orange County, North Carolina 0.6%
7 Chatham County, North Carolina 0.9%
8 Harnett County, North Carolina 0.9%
9 Franklin County, North Carolina 1.8%
10 Caldwell County, North Carolina 1.8%
11 Carteret County, North Carolina 1.9%
12 Wayne County, North Carolina 2.5%
13 Camden County, North Carolina 2.9%
14 Transylvania County, North Carolina 3.1%
15 Forsyth County, North Carolina 3.1%
16 Perquimans County, North Carolina 3.1%
17 Union County, North Carolina 3.2%
18 Clay County, North Carolina 3.3%
19 Bertie County, North Carolina 3.5%
20 New Hanover County, North Carolina 3.8%
21 Graham County, North Carolina 3.8%
22 Greene County, North Carolina 4.4%
23 Wake County, North Carolina 4.6%
24 Gates County, North Carolina 4.9%
25 Duplin County, North Carolina 5.5%
26 Polk County, North Carolina 5.6%
27 Pender County, North Carolina 5.7%
28 Cabarrus County, North Carolina 5.8%
29 Currituck County, North Carolina 5.8%
30 Moore County, North Carolina 5.8%
31 Cumberland County, North Carolina 5.9%
32 Watauga County, North Carolina 5.9%
33 Washington County, North Carolina 6.1%
34 Johnston County, North Carolina 6.2%
35 Iredell County, North Carolina 6.2%
36 Vance County, North Carolina 6.3%
37 Pasquotank County, North Carolina 6.5%
38 Halifax County, North Carolina 6.6%
39 Buncombe County, North Carolina 6.7%
40 Lincoln County, North Carolina 6.8%
41 Avery County, North Carolina 7.1%
42 Nash County, North Carolina 7.1%
43 Burke County, North Carolina 7.1%
44 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 7.5%
45 Stanly County, North Carolina 7.7%
46 Pamlico County, North Carolina 8.1%
47 Durham County, North Carolina 8.1%
48 Yadkin County, North Carolina 8.1%
49 Haywood County, North Carolina 8.2%
50 Alexander County, North Carolina 8.3%
51 Yancey County, North Carolina 8.5%
52 Mitchell County, North Carolina 8.7%
53 Macon County, North Carolina 8.7%
54 Dare County, North Carolina 8.7%
55 Columbus County, North Carolina 8.8%
56 Henderson County, North Carolina 9.1%
57 McDowell County, North Carolina 9.2%
58 Stokes County, North Carolina 9.2%
59 Cherokee County, North Carolina 9.3%
60 Gaston County, North Carolina 9.4%
61 Ashe County, North Carolina 9.4%
62 Alleghany County, North Carolina 9.8%
63 Onslow County, North Carolina 9.9%
64 Caswell County, North Carolina 10.0%
65 Jackson County, North Carolina 10.3%
66 Alamance County, North Carolina 10.4%
67 Beaufort County, North Carolina 10.7%
68 Guilford County, North Carolina 10.8%
69 Warren County, North Carolina 10.9%
70 Granville County, North Carolina 11.1%
71 Pitt County, North Carolina 11.6%
72 Rowan County, North Carolina 12.2%
73 Wilkes County, North Carolina 12.4%
74 Tyrrell County, North Carolina 12.5%
75 Montgomery County, North Carolina 12.8%
76 Lee County, North Carolina 13.1%
77 Hoke County, North Carolina 13.1%
78 Cleveland County, North Carolina 13.2%
79 Rockingham County, North Carolina 13.2%
80 Rutherford County, North Carolina 13.3%
81 Sampson County, North Carolina 13.6%
82 Madison County, North Carolina 14.2%
83 Swain County, North Carolina 14.3%
84 Martin County, North Carolina 14.9%
85 Northampton County, North Carolina 15.2%
86 Wilson County, North Carolina 15.5%
87 Richmond County, North Carolina 15.9%
88 Person County, North Carolina 15.9%
89 Hertford County, North Carolina 16.3%
90 Anson County, North Carolina 16.4%
91 Jones County, North Carolina 16.9%
92 Davie County, North Carolina 17.2%
93 Bladen County, North Carolina 17.4%
94 Lenoir County, North Carolina 17.4%
95 Chowan County, North Carolina 17.5%
96 Edgecombe County, North Carolina 19.0%
97 Robeson County, North Carolina 22.4%
98 Scotland County, North Carolina 25.0%
99 Surry County, North Carolina 29.1%
100 Hyde County, North Carolina 30.6%